Daily dry matter intake to sustain body weight of mature, nonlactating, nonpregnant cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1787-1792

  Jenkins, T G ^a   Ferrell, C L ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cow; Maintenance; Weight stasis

Indexed keywords

BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 34547421397     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-678     Document Type: Article

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